Filler for egg-cases.



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FILLER FOR EGG CASES. APPLICATION FILED JULY 3,1914.

1,165,204. r Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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FILLER FOR EGG CASES;

APPLICATION FILED IULY 3.1914.

1,165,204. w Patented De0.21,1915.

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airway vide a filler, which when used in connection JOHN 'PETRICH, 01E YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

FILLER or. nee-cases.

Specification of Letterslatent.

7 Application filed July 3, 1914. Serial No. 848,816.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, zen of the United States,residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State.

of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Fillers for Egg-Cases;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

This inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in fillers for use within cases when shipping eggs or other fragile articles, the filler being so constructed as to insure against breakage of-the articles.

Another object of the invention is toprovide'a filler for egg cases, which is preferably formed of rag paper, or 'a similar substance, and which is formedwith a plurality of cells in which the articles packed, are received.

Another object of theinvention is to prowith an egg case, willrender the case especially adapted for shipment by parcel 0st. p WVith these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawlngs,

in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through an egg case having my fillers packed therein, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View,

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the filler, Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan View of the filler,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view, illustrating a portion of a cushioning pad used in an egg case, and Fig. 6 is a section taken on the plane of line 66 of Fig. 5. j

Referring in detail to the drawings by numerals, l designates, generally, an egg case having a body 2 and a top or cover 3.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a filler designated as an entirety by the numeral l, and consisting of a hollow body rectangular in cross section and plan. This body includes a base or outer wall '5, an innor wall 6, and side walls 7. The body is JOHN PETRICH, a as:

soft paper, known as cottondivided into a plurality of cushioning elements 7 by slotting the inner wall transversely and longitudinally as indicated by.

the numerals S and 9. The side walls are likewise provided with transverse slots which extend to a point near the outer wall and register with the slots Sand 9. A plurality of cells 10 are formed by cutting away the meeting corners of the cushioning elements and providing a plurality of cell walls 11 Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

which join the top wall 6 of the filler with stance, I have shown the cells 10 of a substantially semicircular shape and. the cell walls 11 of a somewhat segmental shape, and it will be noted ,upon reference to Figs. 3

l the base or outer wall 5. In the present inv and I, that the walls forming each cell are spaced from one another.

12, designates a cushioning pad which I use in connection with my .improved fillers, and this pad is provided with a plurality of protuberances 13 on one side thereof to space Elie body of the pad from its supporting surace.

In packing the case 1, a pad 12 is first placed therein with the protuberances 13 engaging the bottom of the case. Then a filler is placed against the pad with the cells 10 opening upwardly. Eggs are then placed in the cells and a second filler placed over the eggs to receive the. portions thereof which project above and which are not protected by the first-mentioned filler. It will be apparent that eggs, when packed in this fashion, are adequately protected against breakage because of shock and ars to which the case may be. subjected.

It is to be understood that the space of the cells may be varied at will, so that articles other than eggs may be packed between the fillers. f

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor. changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the scope. and spirit: of the invention as. claimed.

Having thus described my invention, I.

' inner and outer walls, the inner wall being formed with a plurality of openings, a plurality of cell-forming walls extending from the edges of said openings to the outer wall, versely of the inner Wall and meeting transthe inner Wall and side Walls being formed verse slots formed in the side walls, and a With slots Which divide the body into a -pluplurality of cell forming Walls connecting rality of cushioning elements. the edges of the openings With the outer 15 5 l 2. A filler of the character described com- Wall. .v 1

prising an outer Wall, an inner Wall, and side In testimony'whereof I aflix my signature walls connecting the inner and outer Walls, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

the inner Wall being formed with a plurality JOHN PETRICH. of ciricular' openings and provided With a \Vitnesses:

1 plurality of slots connecting said openings, ARTHUR YENNY,

the slots extending longitudinally and trans- VILLIAM YENNYY Copies of this patent may be"obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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